Adjustable cravat holder



B. B. MANASTER ADJUSTABLE cRAvAT HOLDER Filed Feb. .4, 1935 l. 'NN

May 14, 1935.

HIS ATTORNEYS Patented May 14, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE2,001,261 ADJUSTABLE oaAvAT HOLDER Ben B. Manaster, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 4, 1935, Serial No. 4,823

11 Claims.

This invention relates to an adjustable cravat holder.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved adjustablecravat holder which is relatively simple and inexpensive in constructionand efficient in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cravat holderhaving improved and novel means for adjusting the eiective length of thechain or iiexible element of the cravat holder so as to accommodate thesame to cravats or neck-ties of variouswidths.

A further object of the invention is to construct the new cravat holderin such a manner that the tie or cravat chain may be adjusted uniformlyand symmetrically at or from both ends of the same relative to thesupporting member or body of the cravat holder.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a cravat ortieholder embodying rotatable means for adjusting the tie or cravat chainuniformly and symmetrically at or from both ends of the same relative tothe body or supporting member and attaching means of the cravat holder.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a preferred `form of the new tie orcravat holder;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same on line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4-4 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modiiled form of the invention, showinga part of the holder or body of the same broken away to reveal theoperating parts thereof;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view oi another modied form of theinvention;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 1--1 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on line 8-8 in Fig. '7; and y Fig.9 is a transverse sectional view on line s-s in Fig. '1.

A preferred form of the new cravat holder is shown in the drawing, istherein generally indicated at I0, and comprises a supporting memberwhich hasthe form of a hollow or tubular body I I or barrel which issubstantially rectangular in cross section (Fig. 4), although it may, ofcourse, be made inany desired cross sectional shape or conguration.Attached to the supporting member or body I I of the holder is anattaching means which has the form of a spring clip I2-I3 for attachingthe holder to a shirt or like garment beneath a cravat or neck-tie.

Rotatably mounted in the body or barrel II are two spiral spring coilsI4; and struck out from the barrel II and projecting diametricallyinwardly int'o each coil I4 is a lug I5.

The axially outer end portion of each rotatable element or coil I4 isembedded or anchored in, and attached to, a handle element or fingergrip I6, and provided on the external surface of each of these lingergrips I6 is an annular groove I1. Mounted in each groove I1 is a slipring I8 and attached to each of these slip rings yI8 is an end portionof a iiexible element or cravat chain I 9 which is adapted to overlie,or be draped over, a cravat or neck-tie, on the outer side of thelatter.

In the use of the new cravat holder the same may be attached, by meansof the spring clip I2--I3, to a shirt or like `outer garment, beneath acravat or neck-tie, with the ilexible element or chain I9 draped overthe cravat or neck-tie on the outer side of the latter; and the eiectivelength of the chain I9, relative to the body or barrel II of the holder,may be readily varied or adjusted by manipulating orf rotating the ngergrips I6, thereby rotating the spring coils I4, and thus extending thesame outwardly or axially relative to the body or barrel II of theholder, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1.

In this manner the effective length of the exible element or chain I9,of the new holder, may be adjusted so as to accommodate the same toneck-ties or cravats of various widths, while at the same timemaintaining the symmetrical appearance of the holder, since the ilexibleelement or chain I9 is adjusted at both ends, relative to the body II ofthe holder.

A modied form of the invention is shown in Fig. 5, and is thereingenerally indicated at 20.

In this form of the invention one end portion of the flexible element orchain 32 is attached to an insert 33 which is iixed, or stationarilymounted in, the body or barrel 2| of the holder; the other end portionof the flexible element or chain 32 being attached, by means of a slipring 38, to a finger grip 34 which is, in turn, attached to an elongatedspiral spring coil 35 which is rotatably mounted in the body or barrel2| of the holder 20.

Struck out from the body or barrel 2| of the holder is a lug 36, whichis similar to the lugs |5.

In the modied form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 the adjustment ofthe flexible element or chain 32 is effected at only one end of the sameby manipulating or rotating the nger grip 34 and the coil 35which isattached thereto in the barrel 2|. Otherwise this form of the inventionis the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and includes asimilar clip or attaching means 31.

Another modified form of the invention is shown in Figs. 6 to 9,inclusive, and is therein generally indicated at 2,2.

In this latter form of the invention the body or barrel of the holder iscomposed of two spaced hollow or tubular sections 23 which are shown asbeing substantially square in cross section (Figs. 8 and 9), although itis to be understood,

of course, that they may be made cylindrical or' in any other shapedesired.

Slidably mounted in each tubular section 23 is a spiral spring coil orslidable element 24 and attached to the axially outer portion ofeach ofthese elements 24 is a nger grip 25. Each of the coils 24 has-an angledportion 39 (Figs. 7 and 9), and these angled end portions 39 are adaptedto engage against the walls of the tubular members 23 to prevent thecoils 24 from being rotated in or relative to the tubular members 23.

Arranged between the tubular sections 23 is a rotatable element orfinger grip 26 and extending axially through, and attached to, thisfinger grip 26 is an elongated shaft or rod 21 which has opposite endportions 28 projected into the tubular sections 23, through the coils 24therein.

The shaft or rod 21 has angled end portions 29 which projectdiametrically into the coils 24. Attached to the finger grips or knobs25, by means of slip rings 30, are opposite end'portions of the flexibleelement or chain 3| and carried by the body of the holder is anattaching means rin the form of a spring clip 32 which includes a ,besimultaneously and symmetrically adjusted from, or at both ends thereof,relative to the body of the holder 22, by merely rotating the centralnger grip 26 or turnbuckle 26, it being noted that during this operationof the turnbuckle or nger grip 26, the shaft and its angled end portions29 cause the coils 24 and the attaching elements to be projectedoutwardly and axially relative to the tubular sections 23.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying'my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modication, without departing from the l spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to theprecise'details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself ofsuch Variations and modifications as come within the scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1\. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting various widths; and meansfor retaining said 10 second-named members and said flexible element ina preselected adjusted position relative to said supporting member. j

2. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member rotatablymounted upon said 15 supporting member and adjustable axially along andrelative thereto; said cravat holder including a flexible elementadapted to over-lie a tie or cravat on the front orv outer side of thelatter and having an end portion suspended from 20 said second-namedmember; and means for retaining said second-named member and saidflexible element in a preselected adjusted position relative to saidsupporting member.

3. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting4 25 member; a memberrotatably mounted upbn said supporting member and adjustable axiallyalong and relative thereto; said cravat holder including a flexibleelement adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side ofthe latter and having an end portion suspended from said secondnamedmember; and means for rotatably connecting said second-named member tosaid supporting member.

4. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member rotatablymounted upon said supporting member at each end of the latter; aflexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front orouter side of the same and having end portions suspended from saidsecond-named 40 members; said second-named members being adjustableaxially along and relative to said supporting member so as toaccommodate the said iiexible element to ties or cravats of variouswidths; and means for rotatably connecting said second-named members tosaid supporting member.

5. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having an open end; amember rotatably mounted in said tubular member for movement axiallyalong and relative thereto and having a portion projectible from saidtubular member through the said open end of the latter; said cravatholder including a exible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat onthe front or puter side of the latter and having an end portionsuspended from said second-named member; and means for rotatablyconnecting said secondnamed member to said tubular member.

6. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having an open end; amember rotatably mounted in said tubular member for movementaxiallyalong and relative thereto and having a portion projectible from saidtubular member through the said open end of the latter; said cravatholder including a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravaton the front or outer side of the latter and having an end portionsuspended from said second-named member; and

means for retaining said second-named member and said flexible elementin a preselected adjusted position relative to said tubular member.

7. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular-member having open ends; amember rotatably mounted in said tubular member at each of the latter;

said second-named members being adjustable axially along and relative tosaid tubular member and each of said second-named members having aportion projectible from said tubular member through the correspondingone of the said open ends of the latter; a exible element adapted tooverlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter andhaving end portions suspended from the said second-named members; andmeans for rotatably connecting the-said second-named members to saidtubular member.

8. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having open ends; amember rotatably mounted in said tubular member at each of the latter;said second-named members being adjustable axially along and relative tosaid tubular member and each ofl said second-named members having aportion projectible from said tubular member through the correspondingone of the said open ends of the latter; a flexible element adapted tooverlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter andhaving end portions suspended from the said second-named members;

and means for retaining said second-named members in a preselectedadjusted position relative to said tubular member.

9. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member movablymounted upon and adjustable axially of and relative to said supportingmember; a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on thefront or outer side of the latter and having an end portion suspendedfrom said second-named member; and means rotatably mounted in or uponsaid supporting member and coacting with the said second-named member tomovevoradjust the latter and the said ilexible element axially of andrelative to said supporting member.

. 10. A cravat holder, comprising a supporting member; a memberrotatably mounted upon said supporting member and adjustable axiallyalong and relative thereto; a exible element adapted to overlie a tie orcravat on the front or outer side of the latter; and means for rotatablyattaching said second-named member to said supporting member; saidsecond-named member being adjustable axially of and relative to saidsupporting member so as to accommodate said flexible element to ties orcravats of various widths.

11. In a cravat holder, a supporting member, a member having a screw orspiral portion rotatably mounted in` said supporting member for movementaxially along and relative thereto, and a exible element having an endportion suspended from said supporting member; said second-named memberbeing adjustable axially along and relative to said supporting member bymeans of the said screw or spiral portion thereof so as to adjust theflexible element to ties or cravats of various widths.

BEN B. MANASTER.

